Add a little sweetness to your Saturday

History of Halloween and Fun Facts

According to the National Retail Federation, Halloween will be even more popular this year with money spent on the holiday reaching an all time high of $9.1 billion. The National Retail Federation even predicts that $2.7 billion will be spent on candy. This unique holiday we celebrate did not arrive in America until the mid-1800s, when Irish and Scottish immigrants came, who had celebrated it in their home countries. The History Channel explains that Halloween is derived from an Irish festival, called Samhain. During this festival bonfires and turnips with carved faces were used to scare off fairies from their villages.

Today, people celebrate the holiday by dressing up in costumes, trick-or-treating, and even venturing to haunted places. Ghost stories are a huge part of folklore and children and adults alike enjoy dressing up in ghost costumes. Sweet Equations is celebrating Halloween with a new candy treat, Ghost Pops.



To create your own Ghost Pop, you need lollipops. To cover the lollipops in a ghostly appearance, you could use fondant or gum paste. Next, use black frosting to create the ghost’s eyes and mouth. The finishing touch is a black ribbon to complete your Ghost Pop.


Check out our previous post about the Mummy Pops so that you can have unique candy desserts to celebrate with on Halloween.



Work Cited

Butler, Stephanie. “The Halloween Pumpkin: An American History.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 25 Oct. 2013, www.history.com/news/hungry-history/the-halloween-pumpkin-an-american-history.

“Halloween Spending to Reach Record $9.1 Billion.” National Retail Federation, National Retail Federation, 20 Sept. 2017, nrf.com/media/press-releases/halloween-spending-reach-record-91-billion.

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